I'll probably still ride as well, I'm just trying to get an idea for when you really need to catch the bus, that being said, I pass a few train stations along the way and can stop if I feel unsafe, I have good lights that are charging now

There's a woman on a hybrid who rides through Kewdale daily to Perth, the bike loaded up with panniers and rackpack. Don't know what she needs to haul every day but those bags will be like sails, sorry sea anchors for her right now. In your case if you are thinking of riding south for a lark keep in mind a safe route north for when you have to turn back, don't head back along the Kwinana freeway path as it'll be very exposed to those NW winds with the odd debris and dead jellyfish being blown onto the path. Tasty. In the right conditions the bit around the Como foreshore can be a real sandblaster and closer to the Narrows the crosswinds will push your front wheel about. Used to ride this path every day, whatever the conditions. Plenty of times in winter would get to work with the riverward side of me wet and covered in sand grit, the freeway side dry. Enjoy.

Good luck Parker, just had a quick look at the coast cams and they are all looking wet. I'm at Dewllingup and its absolutely bucketing down right now. I think the worst will pass in about 45 minutes. You won't stay dry but try staying warm.

While I was sitting in a warm car (I had to collect a hundred kgs of dog biscuits, otherwise I was planning on commuting for the second time this year - honest ) it was pelting down around Joondalup way. Still is. I hope Parker didn't wait for a gap in the rain - she'd still be at work!!

moosterbounce wrote:While I was sitting in a warm car (I had to collect a hundred kgs of dog biscuits, otherwise I was planning on commuting for the second time this year - honest ) it was pelting down around Joondalup way. Still is. I hope Parker didn't wait for a gap in the rain - she'd still be at work!!

How was the ride home folks?

I took the bus... hey MOOOOO! Coffee or booze? Which would be best for you this weekend (are you actually free/available?).

I had the most ridiculous ride home last night. Left work at 4, then got to the Kwinana PSP and turned south just as the huge gusts out of the north started to roll in. This is the first time in 400 commutes over 12,000 km that I've ever had an honest to god real tailwind heading south in the afternoon, and man was it a doozy. So much tailwind that I ran out of gears on my CX bike on the flat along the river! For reference I rarely even hit top gear on a steep downhill on normal commutes (maybe once a month). I must have been maintaining 50kph for most of the stretch between Canning Bridge and Mt Henry Bridge, and I wasn't even working hard. It's eerie to be travelling at that speed and having absolutely no wind noise either. And on top of that, I didn't even catch any rain except for a few sprinkles near home, and the downpour started about 60 seconds after I pulled into the carport.

So basically, the best commute ever, and it's going to make my usual afternoon slog into the Doctor seem all that much worse.